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''See the city articles for more details on routes, timings and costs. Also: [[Ferry routes to British Mainland]].''
''See the city articles for more details on routes, timings and costs. Also: [[Ferry routes to British Mainland]].''
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There are a large number of ferry routes into the UK from continental Europe. [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] serves a route from [[Amsterdam]] in the Netherlands. [[Harwich (England)|Harwich]] has ferries from [[
Hoek
van
Holland]] in the
'''
Netherlands
'''
. You can also sail from [[Rotterdam]] in the Netherlands or [[Zeebrugge]] in '''Belgium''' to [[Kingston Upon Hull|Hull]]. There is a regular connection between [[
Ramsgate
]] and [[
Oostende
]]
in Belgium
. There are 4 sailings a day and prices vary between
€50
to
€84
.
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There are a large number of ferry routes into the UK from continental Europe. [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] serves a route from [[Amsterdam]] in the
'''
Netherlands
'''
. [[Harwich (England)|Harwich]] has ferries from
the
[[
Hook
of
Holland]] in the Netherlands. You can also sail from [[Rotterdam]] in the Netherlands or [[Zeebrugge]] in '''Belgium''' to [[Kingston Upon Hull|Hull]]. There is a regular connection between [[
Ostend
]]
in Belgium
and [[
Ramsgate
]]. There are 4 sailings a day and prices vary between
50€
and
84€
.
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[[Dover (England)|Dover]] is
one of
the UK's
most
popular passenger
ports
with sailings from [[Zeebrugge]], [[Dunkirk]] and [[Calais]] in '''France'''. The Dover-Calais route is particularly busy, with three companies competing and up to 50 sailings per day. The ferry between
Dover
and
Calais
costs around
£12-18
each way if on foot or bicycle, and around
£80
for a car, although big discounts are available if booked in advance or with special offers. Passengers travelling from Calais or Dunkirk by ferry to the UK go through UK immigration control after French exit checks and before boarding; UK customs checks are still after arrival in the UK.
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[[Dover (England)|Dover]] is the UK's
busiest
ferry
port
with sailings from [[Zeebrugge]]
in Belgium
,
and
[[Dunkirk]] and [[Calais]] in '''France'''. The Dover-Calais route is particularly busy, with three companies competing and up to 50 sailings per day. The ferry between
Calais
and
Dover
costs around
23€
each way if on foot or bicycle, and around
50€
for a car, although big discounts are available if booked in advance or with special offers. Passengers travelling from Calais or Dunkirk by ferry to the UK go through UK immigration control after French exit checks and before boarding; UK customs checks are still after arrival in the UK.
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On the south coast, [[Portsmouth]]
serves
ferries from [[Le Havre]], [[Caen]], [[Cherbourg]] and [[St. Malo]] in France, as well as [[Bilbao]] in '''Spain''' and there are speedy services between [[Dieppe]] and [[Newhaven]]. The other route from Spain is [[Santander]] to [[Plymouth (England)|Plymouth]]
,
Plymouth also has ferries from [[Roscoff]], [[Poole]] has ferries
to
[[Cherbourg]] as well as the [[Channel Islands]].
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On the south coast, [[Portsmouth]]
receives
ferries from [[Le Havre]], [[Caen]], [[Cherbourg]] and [[St. Malo]] in France, as well as [[Bilbao]] in '''Spain''' and there are speedy services between [[Dieppe]]
(France)
and [[Newhaven]]. The other route from Spain is [[Santander]] to [[Plymouth (England)|Plymouth]]
.
Plymouth also has ferries from [[Roscoff]]
(France)
, [[Poole]] has ferries
from
[[Cherbourg]] as well as the [[Channel Islands]].
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From the '''Republic of Ireland''', ports of entry include [[Pembroke (Wales)|Pembroke]], [[Fishguard
]] and [[Holyhead
]] and [[Swansea]]. There are sailings from [[Dublin]] to [[Holyhead]] and [[Liverpool]].
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From the '''Republic of Ireland''', ports of entry include [[Pembroke (Wales)|Pembroke]], [[Fishguard]] and [[Swansea]]. There are
also
sailings from [[Dublin]] to [[Holyhead]] and [[Liverpool]].
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You can also hop aboard the ''Queen Mary II'', or one of the other ships of the [http://www.cunard.com/ Cunard Line] — they depart from '''[[New York City|New York]]''' every month or so. The crossing to [[Southampton]]
takes
either
six
or
seven days. Prices start at around
£900
.
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You can also hop aboard the ''Queen Mary II'', or one of the other ships of the [http://www.cunard.com/ Cunard Line] — they depart from '''[[New York City|New York]]''' every month or so. The crossing to [[Southampton]]
varies
between
six
and
seven days. Prices start at around
$1300
.
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Other ships operate from various ports across the world — the [http://www.rms-st-helena.com/ RMS St Helena] runs from [[Ascension|Ascension Island]], [[Saint Helena (island)|Saint Helena]], [[Walvis Bay]] and [[Cape Town]] to Portland (near Weymouth) twice a year and [http://www.grimaldi-freightercruises.com/indenen.htm Grimaldi Lines] operate a service carrying cars and passengers from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Santos]] and [[Paranagua]] about once every 15 days.
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Other ships operate from various ports across the world — the [http://www.rms-st-helena.com/ RMS St Helena] runs from [[Ascension|Ascension Island]], [[Saint Helena (island)|Saint Helena]], [[Walvis Bay]]
('''Namibia''')
and [[Cape Town]]
('''South Africa''')
to
[[
Portland
(England)|Portland]]
(near
[[
Weymouth
]]
) twice a year and [http://www.grimaldi-freightercruises.com/indenen.htm Grimaldi Lines] operate a service carrying cars and passengers from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Santos]] and [[Paranagua]]
in '''Brazil'''
about once every 15 days
to [[Felixstowe]]
.
===By bicycle===
===By bicycle===